JP6200684B2 - Information sharing system, server device, display system, program, and information sharing method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for browsing posted information.

  When information related to products and services is shared online by SNS (Social Networking Service) or BBS (Bulletin Board System, so-called electronic bulletin board), information requested by the user and information that is not so may be mixed. For example, in Patent Document 1, when browsing posted information related to a game, the degree of progress of each player's game is stored in association with the posted information, and the posted information whose progress is earlier than itself is displayed. It is described that by controlling, an important aspect such as so-called spoiler, that is, the ending of a game, is not revealed. In the case of the technique described in Patent Document 1, post information whose progress is later than itself is not displayed (except for information whose progress is smaller than a predetermined threshold).

JP 2010-46159 (Claim 4 etc.)

However, user needs are not necessarily uniform. Therefore, if the browsing of specific posted information is uniformly restricted as in the technique described in Patent Document 1, there is a possibility that the convenience of the user is rather impaired.
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to narrow down and display post information related to content as necessary based on the usage status of the content.

The information sharing system of the present invention includes a receiving unit that receives post information related to predetermined content from a plurality of users, and the post information received by the receiving unit is used by the user who posted the post information. First display control means for displaying on a display device of a predetermined user without limitation depending on the situation, and the user who posted the post information among the post information to be displayed by the first display control means And second display control means for displaying posted information satisfying a predetermined condition of a usage condition of the predetermined content on the display device of the predetermined user.

The posted information includes first posted information and second posted information subordinate to the first posted information, and the second display control means includes the first posted information and the first posted information. If at least one of the two pieces of posted information does not satisfy the predetermined condition, neither the first posted information nor the second posted information may be displayed on the display device. .
In addition, when the posted information is posted in a state where the usage status of the user does not satisfy the predetermined condition, the second display control means then sets the usage status of the user to the predetermined condition. The post information may not be displayed on the display device regardless of whether it is satisfied.
The accepting unit accepts the posting information, response information added to the posting information and indicating a response to the posting information, and setting information indicating permission or prohibition of the addition of the response information to the posting information. The post information that is set to prohibit the addition of the response information according to the setting information may be configured not to accept the response information.
Further, the response information includes a plurality of types of response information with different reaction methods for the posted information, the setting information indicates permission or prohibition of addition to the posted information for each type of the response information, and the receiving unit May be configured to determine whether to accept the plurality of types of response information according to the setting information.
Further, the information sharing system switches the display by the display device from one of the display by the first display control means and the display by the second display control means to the other in accordance with an instruction from the predetermined user. The structure provided with a switching means may be sufficient.
The reception unit may be configured to receive user information indicating the usage status from the plurality of users.
The predetermined condition may indicate whether or not the predetermined content is used.

The server device according to the present invention includes a first extraction unit that extracts, from a storage unit, a plurality of pieces of posted information posted by a plurality of users regarding predetermined content, and the posting that is an extraction target by the first extraction unit. Of the information , the second extraction means for extracting post information posted by a user who has used the predetermined content, and the first extraction means and the second extraction means extract the post information. Output means for outputting each posting information.

In addition, the display system of the present invention displays a plurality of pieces of posted information posted by a plurality of users regarding a predetermined content without being limited by a usage situation of the predetermined content of a user who has posted the posted information . A second display unit that displays post information satisfying a predetermined condition of use of the predetermined content of the user who posted the post information among the post information to be displayed by the first display unit. Display means.

Further, the program of the present invention is a first extraction unit that extracts a plurality of pieces of posted information posted by a plurality of users regarding predetermined content from a storage unit, and is an extraction target by the first extraction unit. Of the posted information, it is extracted by second extracting means for extracting posted information posted by a user who has used the predetermined content , the first extracting means, and the second extracting means. And a program for causing the posting information to function as output means.
Alternatively, the program of the present invention provides the first display means without restricting a plurality of pieces of posted information posted by a plurality of users regarding the predetermined content depending on a usage situation of the predetermined content of the user who posted the posted information. A first control unit to be displayed on the screen, and posted information satisfying a predetermined condition of a usage status of the predetermined content of the user who posted the posted information among the posted information to be displayed by the first display unit Is a program for causing the second display means to function as second control means.

The information sharing method of the present invention includes a first step of receiving the receiving means post information about the predetermined content from a plurality of users, the post information received in the first step, the post information The second step displayed by the first display means without being limited by the usage status of the predetermined content of the user who posted, and the posted information among the posted information to be displayed in the second step And a third step in which the second display means displays post information in which the usage status of the predetermined content of the posted user satisfies a predetermined condition.

  According to the present invention, post information related to content can be displayed by being narrowed down as necessary based on the usage status of the content.

Block diagram showing the overall configuration of the information sharing system Diagram showing the configuration of the gaming system Block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the server device Block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the main unit Block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the controller Block diagram showing functional configuration of information sharing system The figure which shows an example of the data structure of user information Flow chart showing game execution processing Flow chart showing recording process Sequence chart showing display processing Figure showing a display example of post information Figure showing a display example of post information The figure which shows an example of the setting screen for receiving setting information

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an information sharing system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The present embodiment is for providing a user with an information sharing service that executes a game as application software and shares information (post information, etc.) related to the game. The information sharing system 10 includes a server device 100 and a plurality of gaming systems 20, which are connected to each other via a network 500. The network 500 is, for example, the Internet, but is not limited to this.

  The server device 100 is a computer device for providing an information sharing service. The server device 100 receives posting information and the like from the plurality of gaming systems 20 and allows the posting information to be shared among users according to a predetermined rule. In the present embodiment, the user can belong to a “community” that is a group related to the game, and can view the posted information of the user on a community basis. In addition, the user can participate in a plurality of communities, and can also view post information of other communities to which the user does not belong. Also, the user is not necessarily required to own or have played the game in order to participate in a community related to the game.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the gaming system 20. The gaming system 20 is an information processing system provided in a user's residence or the like. The gaming system 20 may be used by a single user, but may be shared by a plurality of users (family members, etc.). The gaming system 20 includes a main body device 200, a controller 300, and a television 400.

  The main device 200 is an information processing device connected to the network 500. The main device 200 executes processing necessary for executing the posted information sharing service and the game. The processing executed by the main device 200 includes display control of the controller 300 and the television 400.

  The controller 300 is a portable input terminal for a user to hold and perform an operation. The controller 300 has a display area and can be said to be a display device. Here, the controller 300 is assumed to transmit and receive data to and from the main body device 200 by wireless communication, but may be connected to the main body device 200 by wire.

  The television 400 is a display device that displays a game screen and posted information. The television 400 is connected to the main device 200 and is controlled by the main device 200 to display an image. Note that the gaming system 20 may include another display device such as a projector instead of the television 400.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the server apparatus 100. The server device 100 includes a control unit 110, a storage unit 120, and a communication unit 130. The control unit 110 is means for controlling the operation of the server device 100. The control unit 110 includes an arithmetic processing device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a main storage device, and controls the operation of each unit by executing a program. The storage unit 120 is means for storing data. The storage unit 120 includes a recording medium such as a hard disk, and stores various data to be described later. The communication unit 130 is a unit that connects to the network 500 and transmits / receives data to / from the gaming system 20.

  Note that the data used by the server apparatus 100 may be stored in an external database instead of the storage means provided in the server apparatus 100 itself like the storage unit 120. Further, the function of the server device 100 may be realized not by a single device but by cooperation of a plurality of devices (server group).

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of main device 200. The main device 200 includes a control unit 210, an auxiliary storage unit 220, a disk drive unit 230, a network communication unit 240, a terminal communication unit 250, and an AV (Audio and Visual) interface unit 260.

  The control unit 210 is means for controlling the operation of each unit of the main device 200. The control unit 210 is a CPU, a processing unit such as a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), a memory corresponding to a main storage device or a VRAM (Video Random Access Memory), and an input / output interface for exchanging information with each unit of the main unit 300. And the like, and control of generation of image data to be transmitted to the controller 300 and the display device 400 by executing a program.

  The auxiliary storage unit 220 is a unit that stores data used by the control unit 210. The auxiliary storage unit 220 is, for example, a flash memory or a hard disk, but may be configured to include a removable recording medium such as a memory card and its reader / writer. The auxiliary storage unit 220 can store programs executed by the control unit 210 and data acquired via the network communication unit 240 and the terminal communication unit 250. For example, when the game sold online is downloaded, the auxiliary storage unit 220 can also store the downloaded game.

  The disk drive unit 230 is means for reading data stored on an optical disk (optical recording medium). For example, data necessary for executing a game such as a game program is recorded on the optical disc. The disk drive unit 230 may be configured to read data stored in another recording medium such as a magneto-optical disk or a semiconductor memory.

The network communication unit 240 is means for communicating with the network 500. The network communication unit 240 transmits / receives data to / from the server device 100 in accordance with instructions from the control unit 210.
On the other hand, the terminal communication unit 250 is means for communicating with the controller 300. For the wireless communication performed by the terminal communication unit 250, any communication method such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), or infrared communication can be used.

  The AV interface unit 260 is means for supplying image data and audio data to the television 400. The AV interface unit 260 includes one or more interfaces such as HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface: registered trademark) terminals and component terminals.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the controller 300. The controller 300 includes a control unit 310, an auxiliary storage unit 320, a communication unit 330, a display unit 340, a touch screen unit 350, and an operation unit 360.

  The control unit 310 is means for controlling the operation of each unit of the main controller 300. The control unit 310 includes an arithmetic processing unit such as a CPU, a main storage device, an input / output interface for exchanging information with each unit of the main controller 300, and displays an image or communicates with the main unit 200 by executing a program. Control sending and receiving data.

  The auxiliary storage unit 320 is a unit that stores data used by the control unit 310. The auxiliary storage unit 320 is, for example, a flash memory. The auxiliary storage unit 320 may include a removable recording medium such as a so-called memory card and a reader / writer thereof.

  The communication unit 330 is means for communicating with the main device 300. The communication unit 330 includes an antenna for communicating with the main body device 200 by wireless communication.

  The display unit 340 is a means for displaying an image. The display unit 340 includes a display panel in which pixels are configured by liquid crystal elements or organic EL (electroluminescence) elements, and a drive circuit that drives the display panel, and displays an image according to image data supplied from the control unit 310. The image is displayed in a predetermined display area of the display panel.

  The touch screen unit 350 is a unit that detects a user operation, and is a unit that generates and supplies coordinate information representing a position on the display area of the display unit 340. The touch screen unit 350 includes a sensor provided over the display area, and a control circuit that generates coordinate information representing a position detected by the sensor and supplies the coordinate information to the control unit 310. The detection method of the position of the touch screen unit 350 may be a resistive film method or another method such as a capacitance method. The user's operation may be performed with a finger or a pen-like instrument (such as a stylus).

  The operation unit 360 is another means for detecting a user operation. The operation unit 360 includes keys and switches that can be pressed, and supplies operation information (for example, information indicating whether or not the key is pressed) to the control unit 310 according to a user operation. Note that the number of keys and switches provided in the operation unit 360 is not particularly limited.

  The hardware configuration of the information sharing system 10 is as described above. Using the information sharing system 10 having such a configuration, the user can play a game or exchange information in a community related to the game. The function for playing a game is mainly realized by the individual gaming system 20. On the other hand, the information sharing service is realized by cooperation between a plurality of gaming systems 20 and the server device 100.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the information sharing system 10. The information sharing system 10 realizes functions corresponding to the accepting unit 11, the display control unit 12, and the game executing unit 13 when roughly classified. Among these, the game execution means 13 is realized by the main body device 200. The accepting unit 11 and the display control unit 12 are realized by the cooperation of the server device 100 and the main body device 200. Although illustration is omitted in FIG. 6, the functions realized by the main body device 200 actually exist for each game system 20.

  The receiving unit 11 is a unit that receives information from a plurality of users. Information received by the receiving unit 11 includes at least post information, response information, and user information. More specifically, the accepting means 11 is classified into a means for transmitting and receiving these pieces of information. That is, the accepting unit 11 is classified into an information transmitting unit 111 and an information receiving unit 112.

  The information transmission unit 111 is a function realized by the control unit 210 of the main body device 200. The control unit 210 generates such information in response to a user operation (that is, input via the controller 300), and transmits the information to the server device 100 via the network communication unit 240 and the network 500.

  The information receiving unit 112 is a function realized by the control unit 110 of the server device 100. The control unit 110 receives the information transmitted from the plurality of main body devices 200 via the communication unit 130. Since there are a plurality of games that can be played by the user, the information receiving unit 112 receives post information regarding a plurality of various games. The information receiving unit 112 records the received posting information in the storage unit (here, the storage unit 120).

  Here, information transmitted and received by the information transmitting unit 111 and the information receiving unit 112 will be described. The posted information is information posted by the user. The user's post is, for example, an impression, an opinion, or a strategy regarding the game. The user can also post a screen shot of the game screen (so-called screen capture), or post handwritten characters and illustrations drawn on the touch screen unit 350. Post information is transmitted in association with a specific community.

  The response information is information added to the posted information and indicating a user's reaction to the posted information. In the present embodiment, there are two types of methods for responding to post information by the user: “sympathy” and “comment”. Here, “sympathy” is a reaction method for expressing that another user sympathized with a poster's post. In order to express that the user has sympathized, it is only necessary to press a “sympathy button” which will be described later, and it is possible to express his / her feeling more easily and easily than “comment”. On the other hand, “comment” is a reaction method for expressing a user's feelings by posting information with respect to a posting of a poster. That is, if “comments” are used, it is possible to express various emotions more than “sympathy”.

  The accepting unit 11 may allow or prohibit the user (that is, the user) from reacting to the post information of a certain user, and may change the response possibility for each reaction method. Good. For example, for comments, you may specify that you allow comments on your own (for example, replies to comments from other users) but you cannot sympathize with your own posts. The specification may accept both “comment” and “sympathy” from any user including himself.

  User information is information about the user. The user information includes information for identifying each user in the information sharing system 10 and information indicating an attribute of each user. The attribute here may include the gender and age of the user. Moreover, the user information of a present Example contains the play information which shows the utilization condition of each user's game.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of user information. The user information of this embodiment includes “user ID”, “community ID”, “user image”, and “play information”. The play information includes a “game title” and a “play history”.

  The user ID is information for identifying the user. The user ID may be assigned mechanically or may be a name (nickname, so-called handle name) determined by the user. The community ID is information for identifying a community. Here, it is assumed that the community ID included in the user information represents the community to which the user belongs. Therefore, when a certain user belongs to a plurality of communities, community IDs of the plurality of communities are described in the user information of the user. The user image is image information for identifying the user. A user image is an image which shows an avatar (user's alternation), for example. The user image may be one that can be appropriately set by the user.

  The game title is information for identifying the game. The game title is a name set for each game, but does not necessarily have to be recognized by the user as the name of the game, and is an ID set appropriately in the information sharing system 10. Also good. Here, the play history includes the date and time (start time, end time) of playing the game and the total play time (total play time) of the game.

  In a present Example, when the play information of a certain game is contained in the user information of a user, it means that the said user has played the said game. That is, when a user plays a certain game, play information of the game is added to the user information of the user. Therefore, by referring to the user information, it is possible to grasp which game the user has played (or which game has never been played).

  The display control means 12 is a means for controlling the display of posted information. The display control means 12 displays the posted information on the display means in a list format. The list here is a set of post information grouped according to a predetermined rule. In this embodiment, the list is a set of post information addressed to the same community in a predetermined order (for example, new order). That is, the display control means 12 displays the posted information of the community related to a specific game on the display means. Note that the display means here may be either the controller 300 or the television 400, or both.

  More specifically, the display control unit 12 includes a first extraction unit 121, a second extraction unit 122, a first list transmission unit 123, a second list transmission unit 124, a first list reception unit 125, 2 list receiving means 126, first control means 127, second control means 128, and switching means 129. In the present embodiment, the first extraction unit 121, the second extraction unit 122, the first list transmission unit 123, and the second list transmission unit 124 are realized by the control unit 110 of the server device 100. Further, the first list receiving unit 125, the second list receiving unit 126, the first control unit 127, the second control unit 128, and the switching unit 129 are realized by the control unit 210 of the main body device 200.

  The first extraction unit 121 is a unit that extracts a part or all of the posted information of the community related to a specific game from the storage unit. The term “part” here refers to selecting an extraction target regardless of the game usage status, for example, a predetermined number (eg, 100) in the order of posting time.

  On the other hand, the second extracting means 122 is that the user who posted the posted information (hereinafter also referred to as “poster”) among the posted information to be extracted by the first extracting means 121 satisfies a predetermined condition. This is means for selectively extracting posted information. For example, the second extraction unit 122 selects post information to be extracted based on the play history of the poster game.

  The first list transmission unit 123 and the second list transmission unit 124 are units that transmit post information in units of lists. The first list transmission unit 123 collectively transmits post information extracted by the first extraction unit 121, and the second list transmission unit 124 collects post information extracted by the second extraction unit 122. To send. That is, the posted information transmitted by the second list transmitting unit 124 is different from the posted information transmitted by the first list transmitting unit 112 in that the posted information is narrowed down based on the user information.

  The first list receiving means 125 and the second list receiving means 126 are means for receiving post information in list units. The first list receiving means 125 receives the posted information transmitted by the first list transmitting means 123, and the second list receiving means 126 receives the posted information transmitted by the second list transmitting means 124. To do.

  The first control means 127 and the second control means 128 are means for controlling the display of posted information by the display means. The first control unit 127 displays the posted information received by the first list receiving unit 125, and the second control unit 128 displays the posted information received by the second list receiving unit 126.

  Here, the first control unit 127 and the second control unit 128 display the posted information on the same display unit here, but the posted information may be displayed on different display units. For example, the first control unit 127 may display the posting information on one of the controller 300 and the television 400, while the second control unit 128 may display the posting information on the other side.

  The switching unit 129 is a unit that switches the display format by the display unit. The switching means 129 switches the display format of the posted information from one of the first display format and the second display format to the other. Here, the first display format refers to a format for displaying the posted information extracted by the first extracting means 111, and the second display format refers to the posted information extracted by the second extracting means 112. Is the format for displaying. That is, the second display format is a display format in which post information is narrowed down compared to the first display format. Note that the switching unit 129 switches the display format in accordance with an instruction from the user.

  The game execution means 13 is means for executing a game that can be used by the user. Here, the available games are games that are read from the optical disk via the disk drive unit 230, and games that are stored in the storage unit 120 (downloaded games, preinstalled games, and the like).

  In the information sharing system 10, a game is executed and posting information is posted and viewed with such a configuration. The main processes executed in the information sharing system 10 are a “game execution process” executed in each of the gaming systems 20, a “recording process” for recording post information transmitted from each gaming system 20, and a predetermined community. There are three processes of “display processing” for displaying post information.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the game execution process. The process illustrated in FIG. 8 is a process executed by the control unit 210 of the main body device 200. The control unit 210 executes this process every time the game is executed.

  First, the control unit 210 executes a predetermined game in accordance with a user operation (step Sa1). Thereafter, when the execution of the game ends, the control unit 210 generates or updates play information. Specifically, the control unit 210 determines whether or not the execution of the game has ended (step Sa2), and determines whether or not the play information of the game already exists when the execution of the game has ended. Thus, it is determined whether or not the play of the game by the user is the first play (hereinafter also referred to as “first play”) (step Sa3).

  If the user is the first play, the control unit 210 newly generates play information (step Sa4). At this time, the control unit 210 measures the game play time in step Sa1 and records it in the auxiliary storage unit 220 together with the game title. The game title is included in data constituting the game, and can be recognized by the control unit 210 when the game is executed. On the other hand, if the user is not the first play, the control unit 210 updates the existing play information (step Sa5). At this time, the control unit 210 specifies play information based on the game title, and updates the play history of the specified play information.

  And the control part 210 transmits play information to the server apparatus 100 at a suitable timing (step Sa6). The control unit 210 may transmit play information every time the user plays a game, but a plurality of control information may be transmitted at a predetermined timing (for example, once every day, once a day, when the main body device 200 is activated). The game play information may be transmitted collectively. At this time, the control unit 210 transmits play information together with the user ID. Note that the control unit 210 may transmit user information other than the user ID and play information when the user changes the user image or when a user newly joins a community that has not participated so far. . The server device 100 receives play information from a plurality of gaming systems 200 and records it in the storage unit 120 together with other user information.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the recording process. The process illustrated in FIG. 9 is a process executed by the control unit 110 of the server device 100. The control unit 110 executes this process every time it receives post information.

  When the posting information related to a certain community is transmitted and acquired via the communication unit 130 (step Sb1), the control unit 110 identifies the game corresponding to the community and the user who is the poster, and the user by the user It is determined whether the game usage condition satisfies a predetermined condition (step Sb2). In this embodiment, the control unit 110 determines whether or not the play information of the game is stored in the storage unit 130 (that is, whether or not the game has been played). It is determined whether the situation satisfies a predetermined condition. Assume that the association between the community and the game is set in advance. That is, if the community ID can be specified, the control unit 110 can specify which game the community is related to.

  If the usage status of the user satisfies a predetermined condition, the control unit 110 adds a played flag to the posted information (step Sb3), and records the posted information with the played flag added to the storage unit 120 ( Step Sb4). On the other hand, if the usage status of the user does not satisfy the predetermined condition, the control unit 110 records the posted information in the storage unit 120 without adding the played flag (step Sb4). Here, the played flag is added to the posted information if the user has played the game even slightly. Therefore, it can be said that the played flag is information indicating whether or not the user owns the game.

  FIG. 10 is a sequence chart showing display processing. The process shown in FIG. 10 is a process executed by the gaming system 20 and the server device 100 of a user who belongs to a certain community and requests browsing of the posted information of the community. However, the process shown in FIG. 10 is only the main one of the display processes, and other processes may actually be executed.

  When browsing the posted information, the main body device 200 of the gaming system 20 transmits a display request according to the user's operation (step Sc1). In the present embodiment, it is assumed that this display request is for requesting the posting information to be displayed in the first display format (that is, a display format whose display target does not depend on the usage status). The display request includes at least the community ID of the community to be displayed.

  When the server apparatus 100 receives the display request from the main body apparatus 200, the server apparatus 100 extracts post information that satisfies the condition (step Sc2). Specifically, the server device 100 extracts community posting information according to the display request. Then, the server device 100 generates display data for displaying the posted information in a list format (step Sc3), and transmits it to the main device 200 (step Sc4). The display data may be data described using, for example, HTML (HyperText Markup Language) or a script language, or other data.

  When receiving the display data, main device 200 displays an image corresponding to the display data on at least one of controller 300 and television 400 (step Sc5). For example, the main device 200 converts display data into image data suitable for display on the controller 300 and the television 400, and supplies the image data to the controller 300 and the television 400. In the following description, post information is displayed on both the controller 300 and the television 400.

  Although not described here, the user can perform operations such as “sympathy” and “comment” on the posted information while the posted information is displayed. When such response information is added to the posted information, communication occurs between the main device 200 and the server device 100.

  The user performs an operation to that effect when switching the display format of the posted information. Hereinafter, this operation is referred to as “switch request”. In this embodiment, the switching request is a request for switching the display format from the first display format (display format not narrowed down according to the usage status) to the second display format (display format narrowed down depending on the usage status). Suppose that

  When a switching request is transmitted from the main body device 200 (step Sc6), the server device 100 extracts post information that satisfies the conditions (step Sc7). In step Sc7, the server apparatus 100 further narrows down the posted information extracted in step Sc2. Specifically, the server apparatus 100 extracts post information to which a played flag has been added from the post information extracted in step Sc2. By doing in this way, the posting information to which the played flag is not added, that is, the posting information posted by the user who has not actually played the game can be excluded from the display target.

  After extracting the posted information, the server apparatus 100 generates display data and transmits it to the main body apparatus 200 (steps Sc8 and Sc9). These processes are the same as the processes of steps Sc3 and Sc4 except that the extracted post information is different. When receiving the display data, main device 200 causes controller 300 and television 400 to display an image corresponding to the display data (step Sc10). The process of step Sc10 is the same as the process of step Sc5.

  11 and 12 are diagrams illustrating examples of posting information. FIG. 11 exemplifies a screen for displaying post information in the first display format. FIG. 12 exemplifies a screen for displaying the posted information in the second display format.

  In these screens, tabs T1, T2, and T3 are objects that are selected when the display format is switched. When the user selects the tab T1, the main body device 200 displays the posting information in the first display format. When the user selects the tab T2, the main body device 200 displays the posting information in the second display format. When the user selects the tab T3, the main device 200 displays the posting information in the third display format. Here, the third display format is a display format narrowed down to posted information that has a large number of responses of “sympathy” by the user (however, the third display format is not an essential display format). . In this embodiment, it is assumed that the tab T1 is selected in the initial state (when posting information is first displayed), but this is not necessarily the case.

  The example of FIG. 11 shows a case where post information P1, P2, P3, and P4 of three users, user A, user B, and user C, are displayed. Among these, it is assumed that the user A has posted two times in total, once before and after playing the game (P1, P3). Here, the posting information is displayed inside the balloon. In the vicinity of the balloon, a user ID, a user image, a posting time, and the like are displayed. In addition to the posting information, various buttons and icons are displayed in the balloon.

  The button B1 is a sympathy button. When the user selects the sympathy button, the user can indicate that he / she sympathized with the post. The button B2 is a comment button. When the user selects the comment button, the user can comment on the post. When these buttons are selected, main device 200 transmits response information to server device 100.

  The mark M1 is a mark indicating the number of empathy (number of empathy) added to the posted information. The mark M2 is a mark indicating the number of comments added to the posted information (comment number). The numbers written on these marks are the number of empathy and the number of comments, respectively.

  The mark M3 is a mark indicating that a played flag is added to the posted information. That is, the mark M3 is a mark indicating that the user has played the game when posting the posted information. Here, the mark M3 is added to the posted information P1, P2, and P4, and the mark M3 is not added to the posted information P3. That is, this means that the user A has posted the posting information P3 and has played the game, and has posted the posting information P1 after finishing the play.

  On the other hand, when the posted information is displayed in FIG. 12, that is, in the second display format, the posted information P3 is excluded from the display target and hidden. Therefore, only the posting information P1, P2, and P4 are displayed here, and the posting information P3 is not displayed. The screen shown in FIG. 12 is the same as the screen shown in FIG. 11 except that the tab T2 is selected and the posting information P3 is not displayed. Posting information P3 is a user who has played at this point in time, but user A who is a contributor is excluded from display targets. This is because whether or not to display the posted information is determined by whether or not the user has played the game when posting the posted information.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the user can browse the posted information selectively in the first display format and the second display format. Therefore, the user can check various post information in the first display format, or check only the post information of the user who has played in the second display format. Can be used properly. In the second display format, by limiting the display target to post information of a user who has played, it is possible to limit the display target to only post information that is expected to have relatively high credibility. Such a display format filters, for example, when a user who has never actually played the game repeats postings that are unrelated to the game itself or posts a large amount of delusions / false statements. The effect can be expected.

  On the other hand, just because a user has never played a game does not necessarily mean that the user's posting is useless. According to the present embodiment, the posting of the user can be referred to as necessary by enabling the posting information to be browsed even in the first display format.

[Modification]
The above-described embodiment is an embodiment of the present invention. The present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and can be carried out in the modes shown in the following modifications. Note that the following modified examples can be applied in combination as necessary.

(Modification 1)
It can be said that the above-mentioned “comment” is a kind of post information. That is, it can be said that the comment is other post information (second post information) subordinate to the post information (first post information). Therefore, the server device 100 and the main device 200 may handle the comment in the same manner as the posted information. For example, a comment is further added to the comment, or response information such as “sympathy” is added to the comment. May be. A plurality of comments may be subordinate to one piece of post information.

  Further, when displaying the posted information in the second display format, the display control means 12 considers not only the usage status of the posted information poster but also the usage status of the comment (second posted information) poster. Then, display control may be performed. For example, if at least one of the posted information and the comment contributor is not a played user, the display control unit 12 may exclude both the posted information and the comment from the display target. In this way, it is possible to exclude posts from users with low credibility, including comments (not just post information). Alternatively, the display control means 12 hides only the comments of some of the users who are not already played, and displays other comments (of the users who have played). ) Comments may be displayed.

(Modification 2)
In the present invention, the response information is not essential data. In addition, each user may be able to select whether or not response information can be added to post information. In this case, the user may select whether or not to add each response information type, for example, permitting the addition of “sympathy” but prohibiting the addition of “comment”. In order to realize such control, the receiving unit 11 may be configured to receive setting information for setting permission or prohibition of addition of response information to posted information.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a setting screen for receiving setting information. In FIG. 13, Cb1, Cb2, and Cb3 are check boxes that can be selected by the user. B3 is a setting button, and B4 is a cancel button. For example, if the user permits all reactions (responses) from other users, selects all of the check boxes Cb1, Cb2, and Cb3 and prohibits all reactions from other users. None of the check boxes Cb1, Cb2, Cb3 are selected. When the accepting unit 11 accepts an operation for selecting the setting button B3 after such an operation, the accepting unit 11 accepts setting information indicating the selection results of the check boxes Cb1, Cb2, and Cb3, and permits the addition of response information according to the setting information. Ban. Such setting information may be set for each posting information, or may be set for all posting information at once. Further, the display control means 12 may display the posted information for which the addition of the response information is prohibited by the setting information in the same manner as the posted information for which the addition of the response information is permitted.

  The accepting unit 11 controls the response information that is prohibited from being added to the posted information by the setting information so as not to be accepted. Note that the control of “not accepting” response information may be realized on the main device 200 side or may be realized on the server device 100 side. In order not to accept the response information, the server apparatus 100 may generate display data that does not include the button B1 and the button B2 illustrated in FIG. Alternatively, when the button B1 or the button B2 is displayed, the main body device 200 is configured not to respond to the operation and ignore the operation even if an operation for selecting them is performed. May be.

  Note that whether or not response information can be added to posted information may be determined according to the usage status of the user who adds the response information. For example, the user may limit users who can add response information to only played users. In this case, as in the example shown in FIG. 13, the accepting unit 11 may be able to set for each type of response information whether or not to accept response information from a played user. Whether or not to accept response information from a user who has already played may be determined in advance by the system, rather than being set by the user.

(Modification 3)
In the embodiment described above, the play information is generated or updated after the game is played (see FIG. 8). However, the play information may be performed in parallel with the execution of the game immediately after the start of the game or during the play. In this way, even when posting information is transmitted during game play, the usage status of the game can be determined more accurately.

(Modification 4)
The narrowing down of posted information in the second display format can be executed not by the server apparatus 100 but by the main body apparatus 200. In order to realize this, main device 200 receives post information (instead of display data) from server device 100, and displays it in the second display format by referring to the played flag included in the post information. Or not. In this case, main device 200 has a function of generating display data based on the posted information.

(Modification 5)
In the present invention, the display device (display means) may be single or plural. In the present invention, switching of the display format of the posted information is not essential. For example, if the posted information is displayed in one of the controller 300 and the television 400 in the first display format and the posted information is displayed in the second display format on the other side, it is not necessary to switch the display format. Similarly, it is possible to eliminate the need to switch the display format by displaying the posting information in both the first display format and the second display format on one screen. In these cases, the switching means 129 is not necessary.

(Modification 6)
The usage status of the present invention may be determined not based on whether or not the game has been used (that is, whether or not the game has been played) but based on the level of usage. The term here refers to, for example, the total play time of the game, the number of plays, and the like. Alternatively, the degree of use of a game may be a degree of proficiency or skill of the game. For example, if the game here is for scoring a score, or the level or ranking in the game is determined according to the play, compare the score, level or ranking with a predetermined threshold. You may judge the use condition of a game by. If it does in this way, it will become possible to refer only to a user's contribution with a good game by the 2nd display form.

  It should be noted that the usage status of the game may be determined in a stepwise manner instead of being alternative as in the presence or absence of usage. In this way, for example, when the user is classified into three levels of game beginners, intermediates, and advanced players, only the posts of advanced players are displayed, or posts of advanced and intermediate players are displayed. More diverse displays are possible, such as targeting.

(Modification 7)
In the present invention, the function of executing a game and the function of sharing posted information may be realized by different devices. That is, in the information sharing system 10, the game execution means 13 is not an essential constituent requirement. In this case, the function of sharing the posted information is not necessarily realized by the game machine, and may be realized by, for example, a personal computer. In addition, the game execution means 13 can be realized by the cooperation of the main body device 200 and the server device 100.

(Modification 8)
The response information of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned “sympathy” and “comment”. For example, the response information may express emotions such as “like” or “dislike”, or may evaluate post information based on the score, the number of stars, or the like.

(Modification 9)
The present invention can also be applied to contents other than games. The content here may be, for example, music or a movie, or application software used for document creation or spreadsheet. In addition, the present invention may be used for a purpose of selectively displaying posts from contributors who have actually used the product on a website that posts product reviews or so-called reviews.

(Modification 10)
The configuration of the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment. For example, the present invention may have a configuration in which parts corresponding to the main device 200 and the controller 300 are integrated, or a configuration in which parts corresponding to the main device 200 and the server device 100 are integrated. In addition, the present invention may be configured such that a part of one component of the main body device 200 and the server device 100 is provided in the other.

  In addition, the present invention is not limited to the information sharing system 10, but includes a server system 100 alone, a display system including the main body device 200 and display means (the controller 300 or the television 400) (or a display device in which these are integrated), information It can also be grasped as a sharing method. Furthermore, the present invention can also be provided in the form of a program for causing a computer to realize the functions of the server device 100 and the main device 200. Such a program can be provided in a form recorded on a recording medium such as an optical disk or a semiconductor memory, or can be provided in a form downloaded to a server device or the like via a network such as the Internet.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Information sharing system, 11 ... Acceptance means, 111 ... Information transmission means, 112 ... Information reception means, 12 ... Display control means, 121 ... First extraction means, 122 ... Second extraction means, 123 ... First List transmission means 124 ... second list transmission means 125 ... first list reception means 126 ... second list reception means 127 ... first control means 128 ... second control means 129 ... switch Means, 13 ... Game execution means, 20 ... Gaming system, 100 ... Server device, 200 ... Main unit, 300 ... Controller, 400 ... Television, 500 ... Network

Claims (13)

Accepting means for accepting post information relating to predetermined content from a plurality of users;
First display control means for displaying the posted information received by the receiving means on a display device of a predetermined user without being restricted by a usage situation of the predetermined content of the user who posted the posted information ;
Of the posted information to be displayed by the first display control means, posted information that satisfies a predetermined condition of the usage status of the predetermined content of the user who posted the posted information is displayed on the predetermined user. An information sharing system comprising: a second display control means for displaying on the display. The posting information includes first posting information and second posting information subordinate to the first posting information,
The second display control means includes
When at least one of the first posting information and the second posting information does not satisfy the predetermined condition, both the first posting information and the second posting information are the display device. The information sharing system according to claim 1. The second display control means includes
When the posting information is posted in a state where the usage status of the user does not satisfy the predetermined condition, the posting information is then used regardless of whether or not the usage status of the user satisfies the predetermined condition. The information sharing system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the information is not displayed on the display device. The accepting means is
Receiving the posting information, response information added to the posting information and indicating a response to the posting information, and setting information indicating permission or prohibition of the addition of the response information to the posting information;
The information sharing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the response information is not accepted for the posted information that is set to prohibit addition of the response information according to the setting information. The response information includes a plurality of types of response information with different reaction methods for the posted information,
The setting information indicates permission or prohibition of addition to the posted information for each type of the response information,
The information sharing system according to claim 4, wherein the reception unit determines whether to accept the plurality of types of response information according to the setting information. 2. A switching means for switching the display by the display device from one of the display by the first display control means and the display by the second display control means to the other in accordance with an instruction from the predetermined user. 6. The information sharing system according to any one of 5 above. The accepting means is
Receiving user information indicating the usage status from the plurality of users;
The second display control means includes
The information sharing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the user information is used to determine whether the usage status of the user satisfies the predetermined condition. The information sharing system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the predetermined condition indicates whether or not the predetermined content is used. First extraction means for extracting, from the storage means, a plurality of pieces of post information posted by a plurality of users regarding the predetermined content;
A second extraction unit for extracting post information posted by a user who has used the predetermined content from the post information to be extracted by the first extraction unit;
A server apparatus comprising: output means for outputting each of the posted information extracted by the first extraction means and the second extraction means. First display means for displaying a plurality of pieces of post information posted by a plurality of users with respect to the predetermined content without being limited by a usage situation of the predetermined content of the user who posted the post information ;
Second display means for displaying posted information that satisfies a predetermined condition of the usage of the predetermined content of the user who posted the posted information among the posted information to be displayed by the first display means; Display system with. Computer
First extraction means for extracting, from the storage means, a plurality of pieces of post information posted by a plurality of users regarding the predetermined content;
A second extraction unit for extracting post information posted by a user who has used the predetermined content from the post information to be extracted by the first extraction unit;
A program for causing each of the posted information extracted by the first extraction means and the second extraction means to function as output means. Computer
First control means for displaying a plurality of pieces of posting information posted by a plurality of users regarding predetermined contents on the first display means without being restricted by the usage status of the predetermined contents of the user who posted the posting information. When,
Of the posted information to be displayed by the first display means, the second display means displays the posted information that satisfies a predetermined condition that the user who posted the posted information uses the predetermined content. A program for functioning as the second control means. A first step in which receiving means receives post information relating to predetermined content from a plurality of users;
A second step in which the first display means displays the posted information received in the first step without being restricted by the usage status of the predetermined content of the user who posted the posted information ;
The second display means displays the posted information that satisfies the predetermined condition of the usage of the predetermined content of the user who posted the posted information among the posted information to be displayed in the second step. An information sharing method comprising the steps of: